DC's missing teens: What's true and what's not

An Instagram post claiming 14 girls had disappeared in D.C. over a 24-hour period went viral across social media Thursday. But that post is inaccurate.

While the disappearance of any child is reason for concern, at no point in recent weeks have 14 girls disappeared from D.C. in a single day, police said Friday.

Since March 19, D.C. police have shared 22 missing person fliers on Twitter - 11 of these people were juveniles. As of Sunday, six of these juveniles had been found.

D.C. police said there has been no increase in the number of missing persons in their jurisdiction. They're just sharing information in a new way.

"We've just been posting them on social media more often," said Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Reid.

Since implementing the tactic, Commander Chanel Dickerson said the department has been able to close cases more quickly. But the increased social media attention has caused concern in the D.C. area, especially since most of the teens on the missing-persons fliers were black or Latino.

D.C. has long had a large minority population and is currently about 48 percent black.

But despite increased attention in recent weeks, some of the information being shared on social media by celebrities and bloggers is inaccurate, increasing concern in the community but spreading falsehoods.

Several high-profile accounts, including some belonging to celebrities, have shared graphics containing inaccurate information about the number of missing juveniles in D.C.

Actress Taraji P. Henson, rapper LL Cool J and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons were among the celebrities who shared the post claiming that 14 girls had vanished in a single day.

Some people deleted their posts once they were made aware of the inaccuracies.

Additionally, all of the teens who have been reported missing in 2017 left voluntarily, police said.

There's no evidence to suggest that D.C. has a human trafficking problem.